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;Puffinus gravis | ;Puffinus gravis | ||
− | [[Image:Great_Shearwater.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Great_Shearwater.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Joe Cockram<br>Photographed: Atlantic Ocean, not too far from Scilly]] |
− | == | + | Also called Greater Shearwater |
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+ | ==Identification== | ||
Length 18" (46 cm), wingspan 42-44" (107-112 cm). Gray-brown upper parts with dark cap, U-shaped white band at base of tail. White of underside extends up sides of neck, sometimes across nape. Dark bill. | Length 18" (46 cm), wingspan 42-44" (107-112 cm). Gray-brown upper parts with dark cap, U-shaped white band at base of tail. White of underside extends up sides of neck, sometimes across nape. Dark bill. | ||
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− | + | ==Distribution== | |
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=56&bid=722 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=56&bid=722 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
{{GSearch|Puffinus+gravis}} | {{GSearch|Puffinus+gravis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] |
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- Puffinus gravis
Also called Greater Shearwater
Identification
Length 18" (46 cm), wingspan 42-44" (107-112 cm). Gray-brown upper parts with dark cap, U-shaped white band at base of tail. White of underside extends up sides of neck, sometimes across nape. Dark bill.